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Plate 10. Picea excelsa. Norway Spruce. 



i. Branch bearing staminate flowers, one-half natural size. 2. Branch 

 bearing pistillate flower, one-half natural size. 3. Winter branch, showing 

 buds, one-half natural size. 4. Scale of pistillate flower, front view, en- 

 larged. 5. Scale of pistillate flower, rear view, enlarged. 6. Scale of pis- 

 tillate flower, side view, enlarged. 7. Bract of pistillate flower, enlarged. 

 8. Anther, side view, enlarged. 9. Fruiting branch, one-half natural size. 

 10. Scale of cone with seeds attached, one-half natural size. n. Seeds with 

 wings attached. 12. Seed, natural size. 13. Seedling, one-half natural size. 

 14. General view of tree showing drooping branches and pyramidal form. 



